Bradinothrips musae (Hood)

Lima, Élison Fabrício Bezerra, O’Donnell, Cheryle Ann, Miyasato, Elisa Aiko & Br, Pi., 2020, The Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) of Brazil, with one new Caliothrips species, Zootaxa 4820 (2), pp. 201-230 : 209

Bradinothrips musae (Hood)

( Figs 53 , 121 )

This species is considered a pest of bananas, and by feeding on the fruit ( Fig. 129 ) it causes fruit loss and reduced marketability. In countries such as Argentina, where B. musae is presumably absent, there are restrictions to Brazilian shipments of banana if this species is detected. It has been recorded in the States of Piauí , São Paulo and Santa Catarina and recently collected in Rio Branco, Acre State, by the authors (25.vii.2019) .

Figures

FIGURES 52–64. Panchaetothripinae species head or head and pronotum: (52) Caliothrips cangaceiro sp. n.; (53) Bradinothrips musae; (54) Bradinothrips williamsi; (55) Dinurothrips hookeri; (56) Helionothrips errans; (57) Heliothrips similis; (58) Hercinothrips bicinctus; (59) Hercinothrips femoralis; (60) Hoodothrips brevipilus; (61) Hoodothrips lineatus; (62) Oneilliella sp.; (63) Parthenothrips dracaenae; (64) Retithrips syriacus.

FIGURES 121–138. Panchaetothripinae species and damages to plants.Alive individuals 121–128: (121) Bradinothrips musae; (122) Caliothrips phaseoli; (123) Dinurothrips hookeri in courtship; (124) Helionothrips errans; (125) Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis; (126) Heliothrips longisensibilis; (127) Retithrips syriacus; (128) Selenothrips rubrocinctus (adult). Damages 129–138: (129) Banana bunch with bronzing caused by Bradinothrips musae; (130) Soybean leaf chlorosis caused by Caliothrips phaseoli; (131) Mint leaf with chlorosis caused by Dinurothrips hookeri; (132) Banana bunch with bronzing caused by Elixothrips brevisetis; (133) Orchid leaves with chlorosis and fecal markings caused by Helionothrips errans; (134) Jasmine leaf with chlorosis caused by Heliothrips longisensibilis; (135) Physic nut leaf with chlorosis caused by Retithrips syriacus; (136) Rose leaves with chlorosis caused by Retithrips syriacus; (137) Guanandi leaves with bronzing caused by Selenothrips rubrocinctus; (138) Liquidambar styraciflua leaves with chlorosis caused by Selenothrips rubrocinctus.